TOWNSHIP E — A Connecticut man was recovering Friday after being rescued from the Appalachian Trail near Rangeley, according to Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service. William Appleby, 56, of Clinton, Conn., was suffering severe abdominal pain, possibly caused by food poisoning, MacDonald said, and used a hand-held locator beacon to transmit an emergency signal. […]
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Warden, forest services, KTP sponsor cleanup event
The Maine Warden Service and the Maine Forest Service are partnering with Kittery Trading Post to sponsor a landowner appreciation clean-up event. This event will be open to any organized club throughout the state, i.e. ATV club, snowmobile club, sportsman club, fish and game club, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc. Day of event will be […]
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Tales of a dedicated Maine warden — part II
Sometime in the 1980s, Warden John Ford’s dream job took a turn for the worst. Under the leadership of the then controversial Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Glenn Manual, Maine Game Wardens were ordered to work no more than a 40-hour week and to vastly curtail their mileage. “It got to a point where I just […]
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Face Time: Troy Thibodeau — Have snowmobile, will game warden
Game warden Troy Thibodeau, one of the stars of Animal Planet’s “North Woods Law,” covers southern Androscoggin County, from Lisbon Falls to Poland. This time of year, he does a lot of it by sled. After an appendectomy last month, he’ll be riding a bit gingerly this winter. We asked about hopping on a snowmobile […]
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Franklin County rescuers hike miles to reach ill South Carolina hiker
WYMAN TOWNSHIP — A South Carolina man became sick Tuesday afternoon while hiking the Appalachian Trail on Crocker Mountain and needed help, Maine Warden Justin Fowlie said Wednesday. Warden Scott Stevens responded to the rescue call along with members of Franklin Search & Rescue and NorthStar EMS medics, who hiked the 5½ miles to where […]
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Lewiston child injured in snowmobile crash; warden service urges slower speeds
AUGUSTA — The Maine Warden Service on Sunday urged snowmobilers to slow down after 10 people were injured in nine crashes over Friday and Saturday. Information about the accidents was issued in a press release from Cpl. John MacDonald, spokesman for the Maine Warden Service. The names of all of those injured on Saturday were […]
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Man breaks legs when snowmobile hits ridge on Rangeley Lake
RANGELEY — A Massachusetts man broke his legs late Thursday afternoon after his snowmobile hit a small pressure ridge on Rangeley Lake and he was thrown off, Maine Warden Reggie Hammond said Friday. The accident happened at about 5 p.m. on the first day of the Rangeley Snodeo that runs through Saturday. The accident was […]
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Pilot who landed plane on I-95 resigns from Warden Service
The Maine Warden Service pilot who managed a daring landing on Interstate 95 in April has resigned. According to his Facebook page, pilot Dan Dufault announced Saturday that, after 10 years of service, he is “looking forward to my next ten year adventure.” Officials from the warden service would not comment on Dufault’s resignation Tuesday […]
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UPDATE: Maine wardens continue search for missing 66-year-old female hiker on Appalachian Trail
UPDATE (9:32 a.m.) … CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) — About 30 searchers are heading back out to look for a Tennessee woman who disappeared from the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Wardens say 66-year-old of Brentwood, Tenn., was supposed to meet her husband a week ago in Maine but never showed up. Monday’s search area encompasses about […]